The Fisher Foundation for Hearing Health Care rekindles relationships where loved voices have been missing, giving hearing aids to over 30 families who can now truly share and laugh and enjoy the special moments of their lives.

The foundation is committed and dedicated to educating the community about the direct relationship between hearing and the brain.

Most haven’t had their hearing checked since grade school and do not realize that there is a critical window of time for early detection, intervention and treatment to avoid permanent and irreversible deterioration.

As hearing decreases, the brain suffers and pays the ultimate price of not remembering what you cannot hear.

For some the foundation gift can be lifesaving, hearing loss is the number one disability of our soldiers in combat. They return home with debilitating ringing in their ears and can’t understand the voices of the people they left behind.

The Fischer Foundation was the recipient of the home town hero award by the governor of Illinois for giving high tech, custom made hearing protection to hundreds of local soldiers being deployed.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

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On Sunday, September 11 the Deerfield and Highland Park Clergy Association held an Interfaith Service of Healing, Hope and Love in Jewett Park, Deerfield. The gathering honored those lost in September 11 terrorist attack on our country.

Members of different faiths (Christian, Jew, Muslim, Bahia, and Secular Humanist) gathered to demonstrate unity while calling for peace and understanding today. The 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks coupled with recent high-profile instances of violence across the country has prompted local religious leaders and town council members to come together in a display of solidarity.

"As we remember what happened in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania, we want to strive in our community for unity in this time of divisiveness," said Rev. Brian Roots, who helped organize the event."We abhor hate and violence in all of its flavors."

"We have to learn as a community to commit to be united," Deerfield Mayor Harriet Rosenthal said. "9/11 should be remembered as a time to embrace each other, stand together as a community and go from there."

(Mark Ukena / Pioneer Press)AmpliVox CEO Don Roth participated in the ceremony and provided the SW915 Digital Audio Travel Partner for the events sound system. The SW915 was used for leading prayers, singing songs and allowing members to speak to the attendees, sharing their stories of 9/11.

Its powerful 250 Watt amp can project sound to rooms as large as 25,000 square feet yet it weighs only 35 lbs.

With the embedded BlueTooth connectivity, you can play music remotely from your iPod or iPad. The unit give you full control over audio, such as adding reverb echo or muting music when someone speaks.

You can even plug in a musical instrument or an audio mixer. Connect up to four wireless microphones for multiple presenters or performers. The unit runs on AC power or rechargeable batteries.
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Toward the end of the service, there was a call for action as Rev. Roots asked people to greet each other, preferably strangers, with words of peace.

AmpliVox Sound Systems supports this initiative with recommendations for affordable, versatile sound systems that improve communication in the wake of any type of disaster.

When emergencies arise in crowded areas, the highest priority of first responders is to quickly move civilians to places of safety.

Whether the emergency is related to accidents, natural causes, criminal activity, or terrorist violence, panic and confusion in the crowd can greatly increase the risk of casualties.

When public safety is on the line, it is vital that law enforcement, fire departments, and other emergency responders have the ability to clearly communicate with large groups of people on a moment’s notice.

In establishing disaster preparedness plans, emergency personnel in all settings should have equipment on hand to guarantee that, whatever obstacles arise, communication lines will remain available. Portable sound systems are an essential tool for responders to have on hand for these unpredictable public safety situations.

AmpliVox offers a wide variety of systems to serve different functions, but one central purpose is common to all: providing reliable, grab-and-go communication to calm, direct, and inform large groups of people in times of crisis. Specialized products serve the following functions:

AmpliVox developed its Radio Hailer system for private security applications for the investment firm Goldman Sachs, allowing management to coordinate safety communication from multiple locations around its New York City and
Jersey City offices.

Emergency leadership may need to direct response teams and civilians from remote locations.

The Radio Hailer can provide closed communication networks to cover large areas, using MURS two-way radios and radio-connected hailer speakers.

Multiple speakers can be set up in seconds in locations up to a mile apart, allowing for the broadest communication coverage from a single command center.